Honor the assist and great culture will follow
To build a great culture, take the time to honor the assist by saying thanks for a job well done
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Excited to welcome GiveForward to the First Round community and work with them to help people all over the world answer the question, "How can I help?" when someone they care about faces a crisis.
View ArticleWelcoming Mango Health
Every day 149 million Americans (almost half of the U.S. population) take at least one prescription medication – with many taking more than one - and that does not even include the number of...
View ArticleFire Power and Artillery
There are two oft said, contrasting adages in early stage investing. Both of them may be true. The first adage is “The only thing that matters is the people.” Start-ups are malleable forms, especially...
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If we think back over the past decade, software has done a great job of making inefficient markets more accessible and efficient. eBay made it easier for buyers and sellers to find and exchange...
View ArticleWelcome Upstart
$1 trillion. A number we normally associate with national debt can now also be used to describe student debt, the result of an exponential increase in college tuition. At current, two out of every...
View ArticleGet your game face on and run through the finish line in every meeting to...
Everyday in the start-up industry thousands of people stand at the edge of the high dive, take a deep breath and jump. I never question the decision to jump but I am always trying to understand where...
View ArticleHello Philly!
Warning - long blog post ahead. For those of you why just want the punchline, First Round Capital is moving our headquarters from the suburbs of West Conshohocken to the City of Philadelphia Here is...
View ArticleIs your company culture too strong to serve your customers?
a couple recent news stories have me re-thinking the "stronger is better" conventional wisdom around company culture
View ArticleWelcoming Sherpaa to the First Round Capital Community
At First Round we are really excited about the healthcare space, how it is evolving and the opportunities this is creating for entrepreneurs. We are also really excited to welcome Sherpaa to the First...
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